Funny we do that as a worm up sometimes. We are also allowed to grab the leg.
The point is to make the other guy lose balance by pushing or pulling. I'm pretty good at it :)

Yup—it's a good set of drills. Leg-grabbing, neck-wrapping etc. is "allowed" if the people involved say, "Hey, let's play with leg grabbing and neck wrapping." That's why I find it odd all this talking about the rules and formats. They're generally decided on the spot, for maximum fun and mutual safety. Tournaments are a different story, but they're generally pretty silly.

Yup—it's a good set of drills. Leg-grabbing, neck-wrapping etc. is "allowed" if the people involved say, "Hey, let's play with leg grabbing and neck wrapping." That's why I find it odd all this talking about the rules and formats. They're generally decided on the spot, for maximum fun and mutual safety. Tournaments are a different story, but they're generally pretty silly.

Of course nobody knows this to be the case if they haven't been exposed to it yet.

Now darkness comes; you don't know if the whales are coming. - Royce Gracie

Re: Gong Sau Extravaganza 2013: Sirc vs. 3moose

Originally Posted by Matt Phillips

No, it's a speed dating service for dramawhores

No, YOU!!

Originally Posted by Ming Loyalist

i really think that those who can't get their head around the bowing thing (because their angry sky daddy will punish them) don't deserve judo. life is full of choices, and if your bronze age superstitions are holding you back, so be it.